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Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSS LOCAL·NCES 390461406107
Ross Intermediate School
3371 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Hamtilton, OH 45140 · (513) 863-1253 · Butler County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
112 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 209 | 56% |
| Grade 5 | 165 | 44% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Ross Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
86.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.7pp since 2021
Math
86.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.8% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.3% | 86.2% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 83.3% |
| 2021-22 | 83.1% | 80.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
86.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ross Intermediate School
Ross Intermediate School's state test result (86.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Intermediate School this school | 374 | 29.9% | 86.7% |
| Centerburg Elementary School Centerburg | 441 | 29.7% | 80.6% |
| Charles L Seipelt Elementary School Milford | 417 | 29.3% | 75.6% |
| Hazel Harvey Elementary School Doylestown | 312 | 33.0% | N/A |
| Kean Elementary School Wooster | 313 | 29.7% | 76.1% |
| Buckeye Valley East Elementary School Ashley | 441 | 33.8% | 71.5% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ross Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #101 of 673 | #3 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #194 of 1,569 ▼ 31 | #3 of 42 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #105 of 1,569 ▲ 24 | #3 of 42 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #606 of 1,514 | #14 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #951 of 1,808 | #43 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,170 of 1,582 | #26 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #1,389 of 1,590 | #48 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #512 of 767 | #25 of 32 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 374 | 19.3 | 19.4:1 | 30% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 34% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 20.5 | 20.2:1 | 26% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ross Intermediate School.
About Ross Intermediate School
Ross Intermediate School, located in Hamtilton, Ohio, is a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 374 students attend the school in grades 4 through 5.
Federal data list 5 schools in Ross Local, with 2,607 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Ross Intermediate School is 94%. Other groups include 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 76% White. The diversity index for Ross Intermediate School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Ross Intermediate School lists 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 19.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1. About 30% of students at Ross Intermediate School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Butler County averages 42%, higher than here.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ross Intermediate School falls in the middle 80% of Ohio schools: 86.7% actual against 77.5% predicted.
The county, Butler County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $81,590, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 90, with about 59,107 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ross Middle School, is about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Ross Intermediate School places 1st of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Ross Intermediate School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Ross Intermediate School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ross Local
- Ross High SchoolHigh · 893 students
- Ross Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Morgan Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Elda Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Nearby schools
- Ross Middle School0.1 mi · 628
- Ross High School0.3 mi · 893
- Elda Elementary School1.1 mi · 327
- Fairfield West Elementary School3.6 mi · 870
- Fairfield South Elementary School4.1 mi · 677
- Pleasant Run Middle School4.1 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About Ross Intermediate SchoolHow large is Ross Intermediate School?
Ross Intermediate School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Ross Intermediate School serve?
Ross Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ross Intermediate School?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Ross Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Ross Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Ross Intermediate School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Ross Intermediate School in?
Ross Intermediate School is part of Ross Local.
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